13 relegated clubs who never returned to the Premier League

Click through the gallery to reveal the 13 teams who went down and never made a comeback to the Premier League.

Click through the gallery to reveal 13 teams who went down and never made a comeback to the Premier League

And the former Chelsea boss knows the magnitude of the job on his hands, saying: "It's a rebuilding job. The last three or four years it has been a club in decline and relegation topped that off last season.

"I know it will be difficult and I have to turn things around. We need to turn a team that has struggled into a strong competitive team. All aspects need to be looked at.

"What I believe is that we need a united group, people who are willing to fight for the club in the Championship. They need to put their services into the good of the team, for the good of the team.

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"It will be a big job but with the right personnel we can do well. It is an exciting project, a new start, new ownership and management.

"We will take it from there and try and do everything we can within reason to help us and guide us.

"The objective is to get promotion this year, it will take time to sort the team out and we want results yesterday instead of today."